CVE-2017-5563: libtiff Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5563DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5563
Published 23-01-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5563 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 3.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.27%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 23-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
LibTIFF version 4.0.7 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in tif_lzw.c resulting in DoS or code execution via a crafted bmp image to tools/bmp2tiff.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.03 pp
From 3.30% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.27%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- tiff< 4.0.7-1
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff4.0.7
Ubuntu1 product
- tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.9 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.4
3 vendors · 3 products
